DIVERSITY KSU Ashtabula

The David K. Shipler Colloquium at Kent State University Ashtabula Campus will address race and diversity issues from 9 a.m. until 5:30 p.m. Sept. 14. Here's the agenda: Session I: Race, the University and Affirmative Action. 9 a.m.: Ideology vs. Historic Truth: The Concept of Equality of Educational Opportunity for African-Americans. 9:30 a.m.: Building a Diverse and Respectful Campus Community: A Systematic Approach Model. Session II: Issues of Race and Identity in the Arts and Sports. 10 a.m.: From Jackie Robinson to Sammy Sosa: Baseball's Continuing Role in American Racism. Mind + Body = Loss and Replacement: Contemporary Artists Use the Body to Reveal the Mind. 10:30 a.m.: Musical Style as a Symbol of Black Cultural Identity. When Whites and Blacks Met: Performing Artists on Stage and in Film. Session III: Paradigms and Perspectives on Race in America: Then and Now. 11 a.m.: A Country of Strangers: Blacks and Whites in America -- Kudos, Criticisms and Comments. 11:30 a.m.: Southern White Ministers at Mid-Century. Noon: A Country of Strangers, or the True Interrelatedness of Blackness or Whiteness: Two Paradigms of Race Relations. The Early Newberry Library -- Free to Whom? 12:30 p.m.: Lunch. Session IV: Building Bridges across the Racial Divide. 1:15 p.m.: Organizational Changes Create a New Climate for Racial Equality. 1:45 p.m.: Racial Profiling: Good Policing or Discriminatory Policy? A Look at the Existing Literature. 2:15 p.m.: The dialogue starts. Dreaming Beyond the Number Two: Race, Work and Wholeness 3 p.m.: David Shipler address. 4:30 p.m.: Shipler book signing. 5:30 p.m.: Reception.